Drafting and acting on feedback supports student learning when writing essay assignments

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 98-102

  Freestone, Nicholas ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 67849095881     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.90127.2008     Document Type: Article

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